Here are my thoughts on the game, and our overall positioning in the hex (posted this on another forum)
Last night was unexpected. Most SANE ES supporters would have never expected the result last night. If you would have offered a point against the US going intothe match, I don't think anyone would have said no to that. Again, the disparity between the US and ES is quite evident, and the end result proves that. Idont think another CONCACAF team comes back and ties the game, and for all that was said about ES falling down like flies, I truly feel that the US wins thegame had the ref actually had given back the time that was lost due to injuries. We were a spectacular save from Gomez away from getting a rather unjust loss 1minute before the game ended. ES could give no more, and the physical superior conditioning of the US is what ultimately got them into the game (along withBradley coming to his senses and taking out Ching, and bringing in Jozy).
I have said too many of my family members that the only chance ES has of being top 4 was to get 2-3 unexpected results (away or home). Tying the US at homedefinitely qualifies as an unexpected result, though I'm sure most us have this knot in our stomachs today from what could have been a historic night inCONCACAF history.
With that said, we are realistically 1 point off from what most of us expected to be after 2 rounds, and only 2 points behind the group leader (. We need to beclear on things too....we are not fighting against the US or Mexico...those 2 teams are a given. Our fate lies within the other 3 teams.
No one has mentioned how big it was for T & T and Honduras to end up drawing. When those teams play each other, we have to hope they end up drawing so thatnone of them begin to pull away from ES in the standings.
Even though it hurts to say, I hope Mexico goes into Honduras and beats them, and that the US beats T & T.
I am really worried about this upcoming game against CR. La selecta looked physically and emotionally drained after drawing the way they did. It would not havehurt had we come back to tie, or even had the US ties if we only led by 1 goal.If you saw the Mexico -CR game, CR looked like they were jogging the whole game.I'm certain their physical standing is better than ES right now, and even if they are on a letdown, there's nothing better than to go back home to liftyour spirits up.
And one last thing about DLC....I understand that he has gotten us into the position we are right now, and for that, he is too be comended. but hisinexperience showed last night. They simply did not know what to do with a 2-0 lead. I even doubt that in all the tactics and scenarios they thought of, beingup 2-0 against the US that late into the game was not one of them. Si la cagastes, la cagastes. You can't let DLC get a free ride forever.